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Which diet will help save our planet: climatarian, flexitarian, vegetarian or vegan?

Business Green

The best known are the completely plant-based vegan diet, the vegetarian diet, which also allows eggs and dairy, and the pescetarian diet, which also allows seafood. One of the issues that seems to be lacking in many food discussions is the ethical dimension. But there are several 'climate-friendly' diets to choose from.

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Report: Lab-grown meat investment tops $350m worldwide in 2020

Business Green

Good Food Institute report details record-breaking year for the fledgling sector, amid growing interest in greener, more ethical alternatives to livestock-reared meat. The report also highlights seafood as the next frontier for alternative proteins, amid growing concern over severely over-fished oceans and dwindling marine biodiversity.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 percent of its GDP.